As the number of Channel crossings this year surpasses 13,000, migrants wave their middle fingers at anyone who looks on from France’s coast. They climb aboard a boat bound for Britain.

  • 40 migrants left France aboard a small boat that was anchored in Gravelines, France’s northern coast. 
  • Adults led small children in red jackets to dangerous boats.
  • Vocal support from PM-hopefuls in Rwanda for Priti Palel’s Rwanda policy seemed to be enough to keep the migrants at bay.  

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Twenty-seven migrants, including children, set sail on an inflatable boat today to reach Britain via France. Today’s Channel crossings have passed 13,000.

Before they attempted to cross the English Channel, small children were seen wearing red jackets on the French coast close to Gravelines.

The photographer taking photographs of the migrants was even flayed by one migrant.

It was quite full, and it’s not clear if it reached the other side.

The parents were leading the children on this dangerous journey.

One migrant flipped the finger at the photographer documenting the departures on July 11, 2022

One of the migrants flipped the camera at the photographer documenting departures on July 11, 20,22

Small children wearing red life jackets were spotted on the French coast near Gravelines

On the French coast, small children dressed in red jackets were seen near Gravelines.

Children were being led by parents to undertake the dangerous voyage

Parents led their children to embark on the risky voyage.

The inflatable boat was very full and it is unclear whether it made it to the other side of the water

It was quite full, and it’s not clear if it reached the other side.

They are not deterred that the Conservative candidate for the leadership has said that they will continue Boris Johnson’s Rwanda policy of deportation if they win the election to become Prime Minister.

Priti Patel (Home Secretary) was not among those cabinet ministers to sensationally quit their positions earlier this week, which led to Johnson’s downfall. It is also rumoured that she may be looking to run for the Prime Minister position.

French authorities had to rescue 166 migrants Wednesday night after their boats got into trouble near the coast. The incident occurred between Calais Boulogne, Le Touquet and Boulogne.

These were then returned to French ports, and they were handed to the border police.

This year, the official number of people detained in Border Force custody for crossing dangerous waters in small boats is 13,103.

The migrants have not been deterred by the fact that all the declared candidates in the Conservative leadership race support the Rwanda deportation policy

A majority of the Conservative candidate candidates support Rwanda’s deportation policies. This has not stopped the migrants.

People who seem to be those leading the departures were seen leading the migrants to get the boat into the water

The migrants were led by people who appeared to be the ones leading their departures, as they were seen leading them into the water.

About forty migrants, from various origins, carry an inflatable boat towards the water before they attempt to cross the Channel illegally to Britain

Around forty migrants from different origins carry an inflatable boat to the water in order to illegally cross the Channel to Britain.

Women and children were spotted on the boat as it was sent into the English Channel on Monday morning

Women and children were seen onboard the boat when it was launched into the English Channel on Monday morning

Children were carried by adults before they boarded the boat to make the dangerous journey across the Channel

To make the risky journey across Channel, the adults carried the children.

The new departures in calm and sunny weather come despite joint French and British efforts to disrupt people-smuggling gangs.

This is despite British-French efforts to disarm people-smuggling gangs.

Current figures are not yet confirmed.

This is despite British-French efforts to disarm people-smuggling gangs.

Britain’s attempts to start deporting Rwandan asylum seekers for processing has been thwarted in court. This is to discourage others from doing so. 

Government figures show that 2852 people traveled the length of the country in 2021, as compared to 8410 travelers who came in 2020.

France says its security forces stopped 61 percent attempted crossings in this year’s France, an increase of 4.2 percent over the previous year. 

A spokesperson from the Government said that at the time “The rising number of dangerous Channel crossings was unacceptable.

“They are an abuse of our immigration laws and they also risk lives. They hinder our ability help refugees who arrive in the UK via legal and safe routes.

“The Nationality and Borders Act allows us to combat abuses of the system and evil people smugglers.

“Under our new Migration and Economic Development Partnership, Rwanda, we continue preparations for the relocation of those who make dangerous, unneeded and illegal travels into the UK to enable their claims be taken seriously and their lives rebuilt.

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